I would buy the 500 Sport over a Mini Cooper due to its price advantage amongst other things, but if you already own a 2004 Cooper S and are happy with it, then I'd just stick with what you have.
____________________Because it totally worked when Lincoln did it.

TypeSH:I would buy the 500 Sport over a Mini Cooper due to its price advantage amongst other things, but if you already own a 2004 Cooper S and are happy with it, then I'd just stick with what you have.

I don't see what you would gain from the switch.
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Car and Driver seemed to like the Mini. The Mini is a better driver. Personally, I would take the Mazda 2 or Ford Fiesta.
There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today, and something wrong with our bloody system as well.

Fiat 500's are pretty cool. Nice interiors too. You're not gonna lose or gain anything with it, depends on what you like.

I'd wait for the Abarth version though, those are gonna be nice.
______________________________Acura's motor got upstaged by Ford.And now that Buick is owned by Ford, I think it's safe to say that the Buick has a better motor than the TL?

But they loved the Abarth Essesse (which I believe is just going to be the regular Abarth when it comes here, no 130(?)hp model, only the 160ish)

I'd wait for the Abarth as well. I love the styling, and flair of it, I just don't know if I could be satisfied with a near 10-second 0-60.
--------------------------Me: It comes with a V8, too. 5 Liter!

Mom: Wow, what a value, they give you 5 liters of vegetable juice?*sigh*